Cameron University Communication Department honors students with awards

Cameron University's Department of Communication honored students during its annual awards ceremony and also conducted induction ceremonies for Lambda Pi Eta and Pi Kappa Delta. Lambda Pi Eta is the national honorary society for undergraduates in communication that recognizes, fosters, and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement while stimulating interest in the communication discipline. Pi Kappa Delta is a national honorary society that recognizes outstanding students who participate in competitive speech and debate events.

Awards were presented in numerous categories. Recipients in the field of Speech were Tabetha Kautzman, Marlow, who received the Dr. Richard Smith Outstanding Debate Competitor Award, and Pierre Liburd, Sandy Point, St. Kitts & Nevis, who was honored with the Tony Allison Outstanding Forensics Contributor Award. Jordan Scribner of Jenks received the Dr. J.C. Hicks Outstanding Individual Events Competitor Award, which was presented by Jeff Shaw, Lawton attorney, a former member of the CU speech team.

In the Broadcast field, students specializing in Radio/Television were recognized. Awards were presented to Cecilio Ramirez-Cibes, Lawton, for Television Producing; Michael Faggett, Dallas, TX, for Television Photography; Kyle Luetters, Garden City, KS, and Jenyann Roig, Lawton, for Television Directing; Sylvia Reyes, Lawton, for Best Crew Member, and Katherine Tiberghien, Lawton, Radio Production.